Has Nottingham Forest ever beaten Aston Villa?

Yes — Nottingham Forest won 2 of the last 5 meetings. Aston Villa won 2 and 1 ended level.

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Football› Europa League› 2025/2026› Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest — result, stats & head-to-head, 7 May 2026

Aston Villa vs Nottingham ForestEuropa League · 2025/2026 · Villa Park4–0

Matches

Aston Villa 4–0 Full time

Nottingham Forest

Starting XI

Aston Villa4-2-3-1

11⚽Watkins8.0
7⚽↓CMcGinn8.1↓ 90'
27↓Rogers7.4↓ 90'
10↓Buendía8.8↓ 86'
3↓Lindelöf6.7↓ 74'
8Tielemans7.0
2Cash7.2
4Konsa Ngoyo7.2
14↓Torres7.6↓ 90'
12Digne6.6
23Martínez7.1

Nottingham Forest4-4-1-1

11↓CWood6.4↓ 71'
19da Cruz6.8
24↓Mcatee6.7↓ 46'
8Anderson6.7
16Domínguez7.0
21↓Hutchinson6.0↓ 88'
3Williams6.3
4↓Rodrigues5.9↓ 71'
31Milenković6.2
23↓Filho5.9↓ 88'
27Moreno7.1

Timeline

36'
Ollie Watkins · 1–0assist: Emiliano Buendía
Half time
56'
Pau TorresVAR check
58'
Emiliano Buendía · 2–0Right foot shot
77'
John McGinn · 3–0assist: Ollie Watkins
80'
John McGinn · 4–0assist: Morgan Rogers

Show all 17 events (+12 subs & bookings)

18'
Moratoyellow card
36'
Ollie Watkins · 1–0assist: Emiliano Buendía
45+3'
Jair Cunha yellow card
Half time
46'
James McAtee ↑ Ryan Yates ↓substitution
56'
Pau TorresVAR check
58'
Emiliano Buendía · 2–0Right foot shot
71'
Morato ↑ Dilane Bakwa ↓substitution
71'
Chris Wood ↑ Lorenzo Lucca ↓substitution
74'
Victor Lindelöf ↑ Lamare Bogarde ↓substitution
77'
John McGinn · 3–0assist: Ollie Watkins
80'
John McGinn · 4–0assist: Morgan Rogers
86'
Emiliano Buendía ↑ Jadon Sancho ↓substitution
88'
Jair Cunha ↑ Murillo ↓substitution
88'
Omari Hutchinson ↑ Jimmy Sinclair ↓substitution
90'
John McGinn ↑ Leon Bailey ↓substitution
90'
Pau Torres ↑ Douglas Luiz ↓substitution
90'
Morgan Rogers ↑ Tyrone Mings ↓substitution

Aston Villa left · Nottingham Forest right

Periods

Aston Villa

1st half1

2nd half3

Extra time0

Nottingham Forest

1st half0

2nd half0

Extra time0

Match statistics

18Shots7

10Shots on target2

6Corners3

13Fouls12

8Tackles14

0Yellow cards2

Match information

Europa LeagueCompetition

2025/2026Season

Thu 7 May · 19:00 UTCKickoff

Villa ParkVenue

42,640Capacity

43,028 (101% full)Attendance

Glenn NybergReferee

13°C · light rainWeather

Possession

51% · 49%

Duels won

48% · 52%

Pass accuracy

83% · 83%

Breakdown

Shooting

12Shots inside box4

6Shots outside box3

5Shots blocked1

3Big chances created1

1Big chances missed1

Passing

381Passes362

12Crosses15

2Accurate crosses2

36Long passes52

14Accurate long passes23

Defence

8Interceptions17

2Keeper saves6

Duels & dribbles

43Duels won46

15Dribble attempts5

7Successful dribbles3

Goalscorers

Igor Jesus 7Nottingham Forest

John McGinn 5Aston Villa

Ollie Watkins 5Aston Villa

Emiliano Buendía 4Aston Villa

Bench

Aston Villa · bench

Mings↑ 90'

ElliotMF

RobledoDF

AbrahamFW

Sancho↑ 86'

Paulo↑ 90'

MaatsenDF

Bogarde6.5↑ 74'

Butler↑ 90'

BizotGK

WrightGK

Nottingham Forest · bench

Santos↑ 88'

SangaréMF

Gibbs-WhiteMF

NdoyeFW

Lucca6.6↑ 71'

Yates6.6↑ 46'

SelsGK

Bakwa6.7↑ 71'

51WhitehallMF

61Sinclair↑ 88'

HanksDF

67WillowsGK

Managers

Unai Emery

Aston Villa · Manager

Vítor de Oliveira Lopes Pereira

Nottingham Forest · Manager

Previous meetings

In 5 recorded meetings, Aston Villa have won 2 and Nottingham Forest 2 — 1 ended level.

2026 · Europa League

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 1–0 2026 · Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 1–1 2026 · Premier League

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 3–1 2025 · Premier League

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 2–1 2024 · Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 2–1 All 5 meetings →

Recent form

Aston Villa WWLLL

Nottingham Forest WWWWW

Europa League

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Olympique Lyonnais	8	7	0	1	18	5	+13	21
2	Aston Villa	8	7	0	1	14	6	+8	21
3	FC Midtjylland	8	6	1	1	18	8	+10	19
4	Real Betis	8	5	2	1	13	7	+6	17
5	Porto	8	5	2	1	13	7	+6	17
6	Sporting Braga	8	5	2	1	11	5	+6	17
7	SC Freiburg	8	5	2	1	10	4	+6	17
8	Roma	8	5	1	2	13	6	+7	16
9	Genk	8	5	1	2	11	7	+4	16
10	Bologna	8	4	3	1	14	7	+7	15
11	VfB Stuttgart	8	5	0	3	15	9	+6	15
12	Ferencvárosi	8	4	3	1	12	11	+1	15
13	Nottingham Forest	8	4	2	2	15	7	+8	14
14	Viktoria Plzeň	8	3	5	0	8	3	+5	14
15	Crvena Zvezda	8	4	2	2	7	6	+1	14
16	Celta de Vigo	8	4	1	3	15	11	+4	13
17	PAOK	8	3	3	2	17	14	+3	12
18	LOSC Lille	8	4	0	4	12	9	+3	12
19	Fenerbahçe	8	3	3	2	10	7	+3	12
20	Panathinaikos	8	3	3	2	11	9	+2	12
21	Celtic	8	3	2	3	13	15	-2	11
22	Ludogorets	8	3	1	4	12	15	-3	10
23	Dinamo Zagreb	8	3	1	4	12	16	-4	10
24	Brann	8	2	3	3	9	11	-2	9
25	Young Boys	8	3	0	5	10	16	-6	9
26	Sturm Graz	8	2	1	5	5	11	-6	7
27	FCSB	8	2	1	5	9	16	-7	7
28	Go Ahead Eagles	8	2	1	5	6	14	-8	7
29	Feyenoord	8	2	0	6	11	15	-4	6
30	Basel	8	2	0	6	9	13	-4	6
31	Salzburg	8	2	0	6	10	15	-5	6
32	Rangers	8	1	1	6	5	14	-9	4
33	Nice	8	1	0	7	7	15	-8	3
34	FC Utrecht	8	0	1	7	5	15	-10	1
35	Malmö FF	8	0	1	7	4	15	-11	1
36	Maccabi Tel Aviv	8	0	1	7	2	22	-20	1

Form and ranking

#	Team	Last 5	Rating	Pts
2	Aston Villa	WWLLL	7.35	21
13	Nottingham Forest	WWWWW	6.50	14